This page shows summary Doing Business 2011 data for Estonia. The first table lists the overall “Ease of Doing Business” rank (out of 183 economies) and the rankings by each topic. The rest of the tables summarize the key indicators for each topic and benchmark against regional and high-income economy (OECD) averages.

Over the past ten years, Estonia has gained its independence, the government has worked to liberalize the law on the ownership and sale of property in that country. This has opened the door wider to foreign investment in real estate in Estonia.

Across the globe there are millions of people who can speak English, but only one million speak Estonian. The language is part of the Fenno-Ugric group, related to Finnish and Hungarian. Tallinn University’s summer course in Estonian Language and Culture offers an opportunity to study an unusual and entrancing language, all amongst the backdrop of a well-preserved medieval city. The course aims to familiarize a wide range of international students not only with the Estonian language, but also with the country’s rich culture, history, art and lifestyle.

The civic action day on 7 May across Estonia was organized for the first time in 2008, bringing together over 50,000 volunteers who gathered around 9,000 tons of illegal garbage from both public and privately-owned land.

BEIRUT: Estonia is preparing for a long-term operation to free seven nationals kidnapped five weeks ago in Lebanon, as Tallinn’s foreign minister admitted Thursday the men could be detained for several months.